Jennifer M Rossi, PhD
ad1e6k@r.postjobfree.com 617-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermcglonerossi/ EXPERIENCE
Operation-All, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
• Founded a consulting firm to support start-ups and small companies with business, marketing and operational activities Absolute Biotech/ LS Bio/ Absolute Antibody/ Kerafast 2014 - 2022
Absolute Biotech, VP Global Marketing, GM Boston Office
• Lead the launch strategy for a new brand – Absolute Biotech- uniting six acquisitions under the LS Bio umbrella of companies
• Managed the team/office through the Private Equity transition and employee consolidation while maintaining 20% growth YOY LS Bio, VP Global Marketing, GM Boston Office
• Built a global team and created strategy to consolidate messaging for combined customer base distribution channels and OEM partners for six companies brought together
• Led office integration post-acquisition while growing revenue 40% Absolute Antibody, GM - N/S America, Kerafast - COO
• Lead the N/S American office, strategy and operations for Absolute Antibody more than doubling revenue during COVID
• Assisted with the negotiations for acquisition by Thompson Street Capital Partners (LS Bio), Dec 2020
Kerafast, Chief Operating Officer
• As acting CEO, successfully brought the company to exit – acquisition by Absolute Antibody, 2018 after growing revenue 25% YOY
• Sole leader of the company (as COO) and all strategic decisions for 3 years (2016 – 2018)
Flaskworks, Chief Executive Officer
2017-2020
• Brought to market an instrument that revolutionizes the manufacture of autologous immunotherapies
• Raised seed round and A round terms agreed upon
• Negotiated commercial agreement with Corning Inc.
• Led Flaskworks concurrent with Kerafast/ Absolute Antibody
• Executed successful sale to Northwest Bio in 2020
“Lead by example: Motivate and
“Inspire the next generation to
further innovation, find cures and
better human health.”
PhD, Brown University
Molecular, Cell Biology &
Biochem.
BS/MS Ohio University
Honors Tutorial College
Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry
Foci: Epidemiology & Entomology
Mentoring and training the next
generation of scientists
Collaboration toward success
Belief in the advancement of
science
Crediting others and celebrating
their successes
Desire to always acquire more
knowledge
Leadership & Coaching
Thinking outside the box &
problem solving
Branding & spin-out
New market development
Public & investor relations
Partnering, fundraising, M&A
Team building & Operations
PHILOSOPHY
EDUCATION
VALUES
STRENGTHS
Lantos Technologies, VP of Marketing & Sales
2012 - 14
• Launched innovative 510k medical device including regulatory submission across multiple hearing segments including clinical, consumer and industrial
Agilent Technologies, Marketing Program Director/
BioCius, VP Marketing & Corporate Communications/
BioTrove, Director of Marketing
2008 - 12
• Upon BioTrove’s acquisition by Life Technologies in 2010, spun out BioCius as its own entity, which was acquired by Agilent Technologies in 2011
• Managed all RapidFire business unit commercial activities and integration processes into Agilent post acquisition (2011)
• Launched initial products into molecular clinical chemistry market resulting in three times instrumentation sales
Boston University, Lecturer
2011
• Taught biotechnology evening course to diverse student body
• Created all materials and mentored students interested in enhancing their careers
Qiagen: Hilden, Germany & Crawley, UK
Director of Sales Marketing, International Business Manager Associate Director of Corporate Strategy
2004 - 08
• Spun out 5 Prime as its own entity and established international distributor network to grow sales five times in two years
• Licensed, developed and launched veterinary diagnostics portfolio which has grown to be a large revenue-generating division
• Developed and launched the first molecular dx instruments for the CE/IVD market, which is now the most lucrative division of the Company
• Drove the forensic testing business to triple growth Previous Roles:
Cohesive Technologies (ThermoFisher), Product Manager Boston BioMedica, Project Manager
ActiveCyte, Marketing Manager
Board of Trustees, USS
Constitution Museum
Board Chair - The Science Club for
Girls
Board of Directors, Charlestown
Youth Hockey Association
Mentor – Harvard post-doc Assn &
Women in Advanced Therapies
UC Berkeley Haas School of
Business BioExecutive Course
AMA: Planning and developing
new products and markets, selling
to strategic accounts, Customer
satisfaction recovery
Available from partners,
supervisors, employees and
investors
VOLUNTEER & BOARD
ACTIVITES
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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